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Rebecca
Rebecca ( Rebekah). Wife of Isaac and one of the matriarchs of Israel. According to aggadah, while she was pregnant, whenever she passed a house of Torah study, Jacob struggled to get out, but when she passed a temple containing idols, Esau struggled to get out. She was buried in the cave of... Read more |
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Oort cloud
Oort Cloud The Oort cloud is a vast swarm of some 2 trillion comets orbiting our star in the most distant reaches of our solar system, extending from beyond the orbits of Neptune and Pluto out to 100,000 times the Earth-Sun distance—nearly one-third the distance to the... Read more |
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Jitney
Jitney (2000), a play by August Wilson. [Second Stage, 311 perf., NYDCC Award.] A group of African‐American gypsy‐cab drivers hang out in the decaying garage of the taxi company run by Becker ( Paul Butler) in Pittsburgh in 1977, each one bringing his or her troubles and jealousies... Read more |
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JoJo
JoJoDecember 20, 1990 • Foxboro, MassachusettsSinger, songwriter, actressIn the mid-2000s a bevy of young, female singers, including Ashlee Simpson (1984–) and Hilary Duff (1987–), comfortably dominated the music charts. The youngest member of the growing pack was a supreme talent out of... Read more |
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Everclear
Everclear Rock group For the Record… Alexalds Got a Start with A&R Executive Group Signed Deal with Geffen Records So Much for the Afterglow Selected discography Sources Everclear’s Art Alexakis was quoted in Spin as saying, “When I try to get complex in my... Read more |
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skeg
skeg, the short length of keel, normally tapered or cut to a step, which in the days of sail used to project aft beyond a ship's sternpost. Its purpose was to protect the rudder if a ship went aground and attempts were made to get it off stern first. The skeg did not last long as a shipbuilding... Read more |
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Marsha Norman (American playwright)
Norman, Marsha [née Williams] (b. 1947), playwright. A native of Louisville, she was educated at Agnes Scott College and at the University of Louisville. After spending time as a schoolteacher and a journalist, she wrote her first play, Getting Out, which was presented by the Actors' Theatre... Read more |
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Trenton (Canada)
Trenton, Canada, USA 1. Canada: settled as Trent Port in 1792 at the mouth of the Trent River from which it gets its name; it has also been called Trent Town.2. USA (Michigan): founded by Major Abram C. Truax and called Truaxton after him in 1834. It was renamed Truago in 1837 and Trenton ten... Read more |
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Cyrus the Younger
Cyrus the Younger d. 401 BC, Persian prince, younger son of Darius II and Parysatis. He was his mother's favorite, and she managed to get several satrapies in Asia Minor for him when he was very young. His friendship toward Lysander helped Sparta achieve victory in the Peloponnesian War .... Read more |
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After Century of Pesticides, Getting Bugs Out of Crops Naturally
...far from being beaten, the bugs often simply adapted. Insects...perfecting new products for fighting bugs that rely less on man-made...Officials set an ambitious goal of getting 75 percent of American cropland...systems have made believers out of some growers. One company... |
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GETTING THE BUGS OUT; NEW BEETLE'S DESIGNERS ENDURE BUMPY ROAD.(NEWS)
...of their concept of the new Bug. Nervously, they took it to...many hot summer days when my Bug would just overheat and then...Chris Samson, self-proclaimed Bug lover and 21-year-old Tarzana...I'm eager to see those new Bugs,'' Samson said, adding that...said his dealership has been getting ... |
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GETTING THE BUGS OUT OF HIS LIFE TEACHER GIVES UP A PESTY BUSINESS.(LIFE &...
...this local Dead Bug Society, which...shaking hands as one bug man after another...by millions of bugs he couldn't even...he has just been out to exterminate...Straight out of college he went...Looking at bugs and getting paid for it...He loves bugs and he loves to...you ... |
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Getting the bugs out--or putting Y2K to rest
...worried about the Y2K bug because I heard it only...would get around to taking out the garbage like he is...might get rid of our NO2R bug - New Orleans 2-inch...about the Y2K. She says bugs got nothing to do with...airplanes will plunge out the sky, the electricity...can't be no worse than ... |
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Getting the 'bug' back
...waiting longer than usual for the out-duo of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers...latest, "Poseidon and the Bitter Bug." The first release on their...Saliers spoke with BTL about the out-there album title and how going...maybe there was still a label out there that has enough resources... |
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REVIEW: Getting the Bugs Out: The rise, fall, and comeback of Volkswagen in...
...you accept the keys to your first bug. Many of my friends have had or...predicted that VW would have to slink out of America with its tail between...it down once you start. Title: Getting the Bugs Out: The rise, fall, and comeback... |
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Getting the bug at FACT.(Features)
ADAM Buxton presents Bug: The Evolution of Music Video...wrangler. Following a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe...favourite music videos from the BUG shows at London's BFI Southbank...some gems of his own making. ? Bug: The Evolution of Music Video... |
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The Golden Girl: Getting a bug, bugs me.(Features)
...can do about it apart from dig out several sets of lights, fluorescent...I know has been floored by a bug that Carys brought home from...bug on that has so far wiped out all of my training group (not...heard Carys' germs had knocked out my builder who, according to... |
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Getting the bugs out
...thing you need is to get bugged by the bug people. We contacted Clint Briscoe, an...with the system and would have it worked out by July 1. On Aug. 1, when it still...but your boyfriend last week reported getting a credit for $86.99. (Off by 3 bucks... |
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Getting the bugs out of packaging. (packaging technique in which integrated...
Getting the bugs out of packaging With its hard plastic case from which an array of metal legsprotrude, the typical integrated circuit chip looks a... |